8 Berlin Fintechs to look out for in 2021
Berlin’s young, enthusiastic and creative energy and business mindset is nearly unmatched in mainland Europe. Comparisons to the US’ Silicon Valley are becoming increasingly justified: In fact, with more than 2.500 active startups, Berlin is attracting more young minds than any other city in the EU. Berlin’s distinct lack of major banking presences like in […]
German supervisory regime lambasted over Wirecard collapse
Europe’s top regulatory body has issued a stinging indictment of the German financial supervisory regime which allowed bankrupt payment processor Wirecard to hoodwink investors for years.The report by the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), identifies a number of “deficiencies, inefficiencies and legal and procedural impediments” in the two-tier German supervisory system, which splits responsibilities […]
The Software Engineering Job Ladder
Software companies should put careful deliberation into their engineering job levels, and make available a job ladder explaining what is expected of employees, the distinction between roles, and areas for career growth. In this post, I’ll discuss why having a job ladder helps everybody; what makes for a good job ladder; the way I think […]
The Future of Insurance Europe: Reuters Exclusive CEO and C-Suite Leadership Discussion Points
The Future of Insurance Europe (Nov 24-25, 2020, Online), will unite the most influential CEOs and insurance C-suite leadership teams for real business discussions to develop solutions, tackle challenges, set benchmarks and collectively lay the foundations for the future. With over 30+ CEOs and C-Suite execs from all major European markets, we are taking a […]
Role of FinTech in the post-COVID-19 world
The growth of the global FinTech market has been significant. According to the Business Research Group, the market was valued at about $127.66bn in 2018 and expected to reach $309.98bn at an annual growth rate of 24.8 percent through 2022. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption and cast doubt on many predictions […]
